If you are compressing a high-quality photograph for the web, which type of compression is most suitable to drastically reduce file size, even if a tiny, unnoticeable amount of data is discarded?

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A Lossy Compression
B Lossless Compression
C Zipping
D Text Encoding

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Answer: A. Lossy Compression

Answer A) Lossy Compression
Explanation: Lossy compression throws away minor details that the human eye or ear can barely perceive. This achieves a much smaller file size compared to lossless compression, making it ideal for images, music, and video.

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If you are compressing a high-quality photograph for the web, which type of compression is most suitable to drastically reduce file size, even if a tiny, unnoticeable amount of data is discarded?

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